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27 Oct 2022 · 11:03 AM · Division 4

Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022

in Committee - Reasonable steps and some definitions
Official title
Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Reasonable steps and some definitions

Noes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
30
No
34
Not recorded voting
12

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The majority voted against amendments introduced by South Australian Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal), which means they failed.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 4 (after line 5), at the end of paragraph 54-1A(4)(a), add:

(iii) in considering whether the provider has taken reasonable steps, the Secretary must consider whether the provider will undertake reasonable measures to provide the highest level of clinical care with the available workforce, which may include measures for the support of clinical care by enrolled nurses and through telehealth consultations with registered nurses (within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973); and

(2) Schedule 1, item 2, page 4 (after line 23), at the end of section 54-1A, add:

(6) In this section:

en rolled nurse means a person who is registered under the National Law (within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973) in the nursing profession as an enrolled nurse.

telehealth consultation means a consultation conducted (other than in person) by videoconference, telephone or other technology.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
30
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party120
Liberal Party200
Australian Greens010
National Party30
Independent02
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 34

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